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MIdtown, definitely. Buckhead is not a pedestrian area. In midtown, you can walk to restaurants, bars, shops from your hotel. There are always peopel out walking dogs, strolling around, jogging, and you'll be in walking distance of Piedmont Park. Midtown has a good mix of businesses and residences. Buckhead is more spread out, with a lot of shoppin and restaurants but mostly people drive between those.

We love both Buckhead and Midtown. Buckhead is perfect for shopping---Lenox Square is the largest mall in the south, and Phipps Plaza is very upscale. The area is also known for its great dining spots like Pricci (Italian), Bones (steaks), etc. Midtown is definitely more quirky, w/ locally-owned shops and great restaurants, too. It is easier to walk around in midtown than in Buckhead. Either way, you'll have a great time. BTW: I agree that Memphis is a horrible place to visit. We lived there before we moved here to ATL, and I haven't ever thought about going back! Have fun!

Buckhead is definitely best for high volume shopping but since your question was about dining and strolling around, I really think you'd be happiest in midtown. There's really no strolling through Buckhead. It has fantastic restaurants, but most are very large and more formal, lacking the quirkiness of a lot of places in midtown. It's an over-generalization, but one that usually holds up. The two neighborhoods are so close and connected by MARTA that you should have no problem going to Buckhead if you want to spend some time shopping.

Buckhead used to have nightlife. Not anymore. The whole Buckhead Village bar district has been torn down to make way for more upscale establishments. No big loss, as that bar scene hasn't been popular for years.